guitarpedals

Big Cheese by Lovetone clone. I added a blend knob so it’ll be a little more bass friendly. Waterside decal. And a uv led.

Looks like ALM is getting in on the guitar pedal game. They’re a Eurorack module manufacturer that makes some of the best modules on the market. This is a pedal version of their effects module.

Not surprised about the Strymon presence, he has a lot of nice layers and texture from the middle of his career. I’ve never heard a bad review of the Duelist, but seeing it on Ian’s board certainly bumps it up a notch in my book. He was playing through a Holy Watt amp head/cab, which I’d never heard of. I assumed the Holy...

Finally got to try etching. The pattern is the pcb layout of a classic Pi. Bonus point to anyone that can name the typeface, or at least where it came from. Man, I love these big Boss style knobs. I got a 10 pack and I’m almost out already. Next diy project is a Lovepedal Cheese clone with a dry blend add on.

I know in my last post I said I was going to do an etching on a Big Muff next, but I didn’t have the right photo paper. So I tried doing a print on water slide for my GGG Brassmaster. I can say this is my second favorite fuzz but the build is not for the faint of heart.

New version of this pedal that includes the presets knob from Aurelius/Ledges and EXP control....

Just bought one a couple of weeks back and have been using it since then. The tone seems to do nothing as far as I can tell. A few people have said this is a Klon clone, and it does have that sound at higher gain settings. To my ears its like a wider TS pedal if you put it after a hard clipper (think HM-2/Metal Zone) as it still...

Keeley has dropped 3 new pedals following on the Noble Screamer design, allowing you to mix and match the gain and tone stacks from two other pedals, all at $199....

Hopefully this is cool to share....

I REALLY fancy building a Maestro Fuzz clone based on the original. Point to point wiring etc… I’ve got a soldering iron sitting there doing nothing and some spare time during week days due to my job....

Looks like they’re letting OG Condor owners send in their pedals to get upgraded to this new version. Kind of neat.

This is an incredibly versatile pedal. I got a JHS Pack Rat and after a few hours, I went back to my HM-2 for my default distortion.

Fender has launched the Switchboard Effects Operator loop switcher....

This is an interesting open hardware and software project for creating a multi fx pedal. The cool thing is that it’s fully customizable, new plugins can be created or added from other members of the community, or buttons can be remapped etc....

Some interesting pedals that didn’t receive a lot of attention in the last year. I’m only about 35 minutes in, but the Josh Smith Flat V from Poly looks pretty fun to mess around with.

Alright y’all. As 2023 comes to a close, lets share how our boards have changed, and maybe plans for 2024...

Fun and interesting exploration of what made the Klon unique, inspired by the JHS Notaklön, by deconstructing it.

Really bizarre pedal that I picked up while on my vacation in Colorado. Vibrato, tremolo, and phaser all in one (I think)! It can generate some cool sounds, especially when the controls are dimed....

This is a multi-head delay circuit from PedalPCB.com similar to the Boonar, Echorec, and Volante. It sounds amazing. I used to have a Catalinbread Echorec that I sold and have regretted it ever since. This is filling that hole in my heart....

Purchased this on Black Friday as a distortion for my bass....

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